by Andrea Pirlo
Inzaghi, Filippo 48, 62, 78, 87, 93–94, 96, 116
Ivanovic, Branislav 77
J
Juventus FC 1, 3, 6, 18, 21, 38, 53–57, 66–67, 77, 80, 97, 99, 100–5, 123–8, 132–5, 138, 141
K
Kaka 76, 86
L
Leonardo 6
La Masia 26
Lippi, Marcello 32, 40, 42, 47, 61–62, 64–65, 86
Liverpool FC 84–88
Lucescu, Mircea 12–13, 63
M
Maldini, Paolo 35, 72–74
Manchester United FC 110
Maradona, Diego 8
Marchisio, Claudio 57, 134
Masini, Marco 104
Materazzi, Marco 139
Mätthaus, Lothar 62
Mazzola, Sandro 63
Mazzone, Carlo 76
McBride, Brian 42
Medinah Country Club 101
Meier, Urs 144
Messi, Lionel 70–71
Meson Txistu 19
Milanello 3, 18–19, 23, 46, 48, 75, 78–79, 83, 85, 87, 116
Moratti, Angelo 66
Moratti, Massimo 6, 63–65
Mourinho, Jose 45
Muntari, Sulley 141
N
Nannini, Gianna 39
Napoli FC 127
Nesta, Alessandro 4, 23–24, 40–41, 44–45, 48, 74, 86, 117, 137
Nou Camp 24
O
Oddo, Massimo 48
Olympiastadion 32
Onyewu, Oguchi 83
P
Paris St Germain FC 6
Park Ji–Sung 111
Parma FC 62
Pernambucano, Juninho 115–8
Pertini, Sandro 92
Peruzzi, Angelo 95
Pirlo, Debora 96
Pirlo, Lidia 8, 147
Pirlo, Luigi 8, 112, 147
Pirlo, Niccolò 71, 96
Pizarro, Claudio 76
Platini, Michel 100, 119
Porto FC 145
Prandelli, Cesare 37, 70, 132, 134
Pro Patria FC 132
R
Raiola, Mino 24, 133
Real Madrid FC 15, 17–22, 27, 75, 121
Red Star Belgrade FC 18
Reggina FC 64, 96
Rivera, Gianni 12
Roma FC 21–22, 109
Ronaldinho 24
Ronaldo 63, 72
Ronaldo, Cristiano 70–71
Rossi, Sebastiano 95
Ryder Cup 101–102
S
Sacchi, Arrigo 55
Santiago Bernabeu 18
San Remo Music Festival 22
San Siro 3, 24, 95
Schembri, André 107–10
Scudetto 54, 69, 97, 104
Seedorf, Clarence 86
Serie A 59, 85, 118, 126, 135, 141, 150
Serie B 17, 58, 128, 134
Serie C 58
Shevchenko, Andriy 86
Simoni, Gigi 63
Stadio San Paolo 127
Stellini, Cristian 57
T
Tardelli, Marco 64–65
Tassotti, Mauro 74
Tempera, Vince 22
Terim, Fatih 79–81
Thiago Silva 74
Tinti, Tullio 2, 5, 18–21, 63, 65, 148–50
Torino FC 137
Totti, Francesco 35–36, 61, 109
U
Udinese FC 85–86
UEFA 72, 145
V
Van Bommel, Mark 5
Van Persie, Robin 72
Vatta, Sergio 39
Vespa, Bruno 78
W
World Cup Mexico 1986 39
World Cup Italia 1990 39
World Cup Germany 2006 12, 16, 18, 35, 40, 48, 71, 120
World Cup final (July 9, 2006) 12, 31–32, 139
World Cup South Africa 2010 46
X
Xavi 26, 70
Z
Zeman, Zdenek 74
Zico 119
Zidane, Zinedine 139
Thanks
Thanks to Andrea Pirlo, first because I’ve found a friend. Secondly, because when he starts talking, there’s no stopping him, and that’s the discovery of the century.
To my wife Eleonora, who talks more about Andrea than me, but that’s okay: she’s the discovery of a lifetime.
To Cesare Prandelli, for a preface written from the heart and re-read the day of a game. He was thinking about the World Cup but he still found time to think of us.
To Martina Maestri, who read everything first up. She’s the Pirlo of friendship.
To Daniele De Rossi, for his advice on the jokes and the messing around.
To Marco Nosotti and Veronica Baldaccini, for all the time they gifted me. They’re my Nazionale.
To Massimo Ambrosini, for explaining Pirlo’s character to me.
To Paola because, come on, there must be a library up there otherwise what kind of heaven would it be?
To all my Coverciano friends, in particular Simone Orati, for pretending not to notice when I sneaked into secret rooms out of hours.
To Andrea Delmonte, for believing in me (and the man from Delmonte said ‘yes’).
To Ciacia Guzzetti, whom Samuel Eto’o called mum.
And, obviously, to my dad Mario and mum Carola, to my sister Benedetta, to my grandmother Sandra and my family in general. They’re always the first names on my teamsheet. All of them.
Alessandro Alciato
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